I have always loved the colder months, you get to wrap up in snuggly scarves, big chunky knit jumpers and trendy boots. However, I have come to realise that in fact I am not really a fan of winter after Christmas. All year I look forward to September when the children go back to school …

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner you may be thinking or panicking about getting the perfect gift. You could opt for the traditional flowers, chocolates or Prosecco, or you could purchase a more personal, thoughtful gift such as a personalised Valentine’s Letterbox Cake from bakerdays. bakerdays is a Personalised Celebration Cake Specialist, they provide …

When you become a mother for the first time you enter a club without really knowing it, your childfree friends don’t really understand why you are so tired, “your baby sleeps all the time, you must be so bored” is one comment I had from a friend. No one can prepare you for motherhood no …

We are a few days into February but I wanted to share the children’s January Favourites. I have selected a mixture of products, toys, books and foods that both Amelie and Charlie have been loving during the month of January. Toiletries The children were given these foaming soaps for Christmas from my mum, they …

I’ve been to a fair few parties over the years and always imagined planning my own child’s party, I’m particular with the details and like things to be perfect – I’m a control freak. Party bags were always a thing you looked forward to at the end of the party – a plastic bag filled …

What an eventful week we had last week – birthday week! Our Sunday kicked off with a huge birthday party for Amelie, she’s never had a proper party before so we did it in style. We hired a hall, booked a disco, booked our local fish & chip shop to cater for us and I went …

I love flowers and like any lady love receiving flowers, however I rarely get bought any. So when Prestige Flowers kindly sent me a beautiful bouquet from their luxury range I was very excited. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and you may be thinking of gifts for a loved one, you can’t go …

Before I had children I had never heard of Croup, in fact I hadn’t experienced it as a mother until Amelie was around 22 months old. Croup is a condition that affects the windpipe, the voice box and airways to the lungs. When children get croup they have a distinctive barking cough that sounds a …

Birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Wednesdays, it really doesn’t matter – I love cake on any occasion. So I was very excited to be sent a couple of fantastic personalised cupcakes to review. As it was Amelie’s 5th birthday this week I thought what better way to celebrate than with personalised birthday cupcakes, what 5 …

It’s been 84 years… (Titanic reference, sorry but that still makes me giggle), just kidding although that’s what it felt like. It was Saturday 21st January 2012, I was overdue by 8 days, I woke up around 7.30am with back ache and tummy cramps. Being pregnant for the first time I had read all the …

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